Granlund took a pass from Jonas Brodin circled below the end line and came out to the right of Tuukka Rask. His centering pass went off the skate of Adam McQuoid and trickled into the Boston net.

Dubnyk has had to carry the Wild lately as Minnesota's offense has mustered just 10 goals in its past seven games, winning three. He has allowed nine goals in his last nine games, stopping 274 of 283 shots in that span to account for a .965 save percentage.

Thomas Vanek said he wouldn't call his first season with the Wild "a horrible year." "I'm not going to say I was pumped about it, but with what I was dealing with not being healthy, bouncing around lines, having to be more of a...

For those of you scoring at home, Game 3 of Blackhawks-Wild went Patrick Kane 1, Corey Crawford 0. Here’s your “5 things’’ blog as you enjoy the “State of Hockey’’ going-out-of-business sale this week.
1. Corey Crawford’s flashiest save in Game 3 came...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Corey Crawford not only ended the Blackhawks' Game 3 curse, the goaltender put the State of Hockey in a state of despair in the process.
Crawford made 30 saves, many of them brilliant, and Patrick Kane scored a power-play goal in the...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Too many Blackhawks were on the ice 9 minutes, 52 seconds into the third period Tuesday, resulting in the team having to play two minutes with one too few against the Wild.
But the home team took none of its 10 third-period shots on...

Nikita Kucherov scored at 2:06 of the second overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadians on Friday night in Montreal in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Kucherov took a pass in the slot from...

Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonough scored in the first period and Henrik Lundqvist made the goals stand up as the New York Rangers won the opener of their playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-1, Thursday night in New York.
The Rangers shut down...

In predicted order of finish
Pacific Division
1. KINGS
2013-14: 46-28-8 (100 points), 3rd.
Coach Darryl Sutter wants more from the kids, and wingers Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson look ready to deliver. Sutter also will have a full season of...

Patrick Kane went forehand. Then backhand. Then top shelf.
Hello, Western Conference final.
Kane launched the Blackhawks into their fourth conference final in the last six seasons with a sweet and completely expected overtime game-winner.
Sweet because...

SOCHI, Russia — When these are the rivalries — Canada facing the U.S. in one semifinal of the Olympic hockey tournament after Sweden plays Finland in the other — Xs and O's and detailed analysis have less to do with the outcome than pure, unfettered...

SOCHI, Russia -- Before the Olympic hockey tournament began, Russian superstar Alexander Ovechkin joked that if his country were to prevail at the sport it once dominated internationally, “it means gold only costs $50 billion,” the price tag for the Sochi...

Will the Dodger Stadium hangover merely be a 72-hour condition or can the Ducks manage to shake the malaise before it lingers?
The Ducks started slowly, and sloppily, not showing the necessary urgency until falling behind by three goals in the third...